Filled with stock footage from beginning to end of construction scenes on Hoover/Boulder Dam in Nevada, the story centers on the construction of the fictitious Sweetwater Dam being built in California. Evans Construction Company, run by Arthur Hooyt, has all its money tied up in the work and must finish the dam on time in order to collect.
If you love old-school 1930s B-movies where guys in dusty hats punch each other over piles of dirt, Men of Action is a pretty fun hour of your life. But if you can't stand obvious stock footage of the Hoover Dam being edited next to some random California hills, you'll probably hate it. 🚧 The whole plot is supposed t...
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"If you love old-school 1930s B-movies where guys in dusty hats punch each other over piles of dirt, Men of Action is a pretty fun hour of your life. But if you can't stand obvious stock footage of the Hoover Dam being edited next to some random California hills, you'll probably hate it. 🚧 The whole plot is supposed to be about building the fictional "Sweetwater Dam" before the clock runs out. But honestly, half the movie is just recycled clips of real construction workers from Nevada doing act..."
Barbara Worth
John W. Krafft, Peter B. Kyne, Forrest Sheldon, Barry Barringer
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